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Topic: Confused and extremely worried (Read 4107 times)

I have protected sex around 2 week of May. I am not quite sure if the condoms is broken or slipped. Then later on the 4th week of May, had an unprotected blowjob. After that around 1st week of June had ARS symptoms. First rash on forearms. It is like hives. At first not very itchy but later become somewhat itchy. Then had a few low grade fevers. Numbness and weak muscles. A couple days of sore throat.Maybe not fevers but feel like burning inside. Then dizzy. Then on the 3rd week of June had 1 or 2 day of diarrhea and also follow by what I believed as enlarged salivary glands. It is hurting my right ear, feel like something blocking. After 4 weeks it is allright. I then tested for anti HIV at around 6 weeks after unprotected blowjob or 9 weeks after protected sex. It come back non reactive. But my throat still feels like something is stuck inside. I also had an tonsillitis operations long time ago. Occasionally pain in the right ankles. And yesterday, I noticed there is a irritations on top of my tongues.

Should I be worried How soon things like Kaporsi started I checked my upper gum, and there is like black things, I don't know how long it started.

I know I should have waited until 13 weeks. But how good is 9 weeks or 6 weeks results I don't know what type of testing they are performing at the hospital. But it just printed on the records Tested for Anti HIV Non Reactive. Any other STD that have this kind of symptoms

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

Should I get tested around 14 weeks Since I am living in the 3rd world country. Or just wait until 6 months. I am developing much symptom before the testing and yet it came negatives. Is it maybe the tests didn't pick up the viruses

No, you don't have to wait until 6 months. A negative result at 13 weeks is reliable and the accepted standard by the CDC which is quite conservative about this issue.

I agree with Ann that you didn't really need to test in the first place. Condoms provide very effective protection. But if you're going to continue to worry about this issue, then get tested at 13 weeks, collect another inevitably negative result and mark the whole issue closed, done, finished.

Make sure you keep those latex condoms handy and use one everytime you have intercourse. They provide very effective protection against HIV.

I only have tested until 9 weeks mark, not yet 13 weeks. Guess I have to wait. My problem is only with the throat, sometimes it feels like there is thing stuck. All other symptom seems to have gone. I am just wondering if I am showing all symptoms before the test. Will the test pickup the HIV viruses

See your doctor about your throat. While you're focusing on hiv (a non-issue for you), you could be ignoring other health issues (like esophageal erosion's and/or cancer secondary to acid reflux to name one).

You did not put yourself at risk for hiv infection and nothing you describe is indicative of primary hiv infection

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

I just came back from the doctor. He said the thing that has the stuck feeling is a lymph node in the vocal chord. This scares me a lot. He gave me an antibiotics and check again in a few days. Is it possible that rapid test at 9 weeks didn't detect the viruses Any words of advices

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

This "stuck" feeling you've been asking about is most likely caused by anxiety. If it continues to bother you, see your doctor. Whatever is going on, it's nothing to do with hiv as you are hiv negative.

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts